Word: cochrane
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...conservative Republicans, on the other hand, have been strengthened in Congress, especially in the Senate. Some new right-wingers (Mississippi's Thad Cochran, Colorado's Bill Armstrong, Jepsen and Humphrey) have swelled the ranks of the old (North Carolina's Jesse Helms, Idaho's James McClure, Texas' John Tower and South Carolina's Strom Thurmond). With the defeat of Edward Brooke in Massachusetts, the Senate's only black, the waning power of the liberal Republicans has been reduced even further. Their only gain is Bill Cohen, who was elected in Maine. Led by Nevada's Paul Laxalt, the conservatives have...
...Maine Too Close to Call William S. Cohen (R) Maryland Harry R. Hughes (D) Massachusetts Edward J. King (D) Paul E. Tsongas (D) Michigan William G. Milliken (R) Carl M. Levin (D) Minnesota Too Close to Call Rudy Boschwitz (R) 6 yrs. David Durenberger (R) 4 yrs. Mississippi Thad Cochran (R) Missouri Montana Max S. Baucus (D) Nebraska Too Close to Call J. James Exon (D) Nevada Robert List (R) New Hampshire Hugh Gallen (D) Too Close to Call New Jersey Bill Bradley (D) New Mexico Not Yet Reported Pete V. Domenici (R) New York Hugh L. Carey (D) North...
...Cochran clearly has the most to gain by Evers's presence in the Senate race. Evers could draw enough votes away from Dantin to ruin Dantin's chances while still failing himself. This would hand the Senate spot to Cochran, who would then become the first Republican since Reconstruction to hold such a powerful political plum in Mississippi. Cochran resembles Dantin in many ways. Ideologically, the two are identical. Cochran, however, is the special pride and joy of Mississippi's powerful Country Club Set--a class of wealthy planters and businessmen who can usually fork out enough money to catapult...
Unlike past political races in Mississippi, Dantin's victory in the Democratic primary has not assured him a spot in the Senate. Strong challenges from a Republican and an Independent stand between Dantin and the Eastland legacy. Both Thad Cochran, a Republican Congressman, and Charles Evers, brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, plan to be spoilers...
...THINGS STAND now, the election is a toss-up. The fact that a black and a Republican could pose serious threats to the Democratic crowned prince testifies to the political upheavals that have shaken Mississippi. Ten years ago, Cochran and Evers could not have harbored a hope of winning...